Accuracy of Battlefield Information

2007-04-24T23:09:45-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/f52/197779-m.jpgWitnesses testified about U.S. Army reports and media accounts of two incidents involving personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan in the early years of military combat in the region. Football star and Army Corporal Pat Tillman’s family testified about disinformation and misleading explanations given to them and the media about the incident in which Cpl. Tillman was killed by friendly fire. Former Private Jessica Lynch testified about her capture in Iraq and exaggerations about her heroism provided to the media by Army officials. A second panel of military officials testified about the investigations into the incidents, findings of the inquiry, procedures used to obtain testimony from witnesses, and decisions about how to offer the stories to the media.

Witnesses testified about U.S. Army reports and media accounts of two incidents involving personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan in the early years of…
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Witnesses testified about U.S. Army reports and media accounts of two incidents involving personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan in the early years of military combat in the region. Football star and Army Corporal Pat Tillman’s family testified about disinformation and misleading explanations given to them and the media about the incident in which Cpl. Tillman was killed by friendly fire. Former Private Jessica Lynch testified about her capture in Iraq and exaggerations about her heroism provided to the media by Army officials. A second panel of military officials testified about the investigations into the incidents, findings of the inquiry, procedures used to obtain testimony from witnesses, and decisions about how to offer the stories to the media. close